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Happy Hour with Underlings

The goal: To rally the troops

The gambit: Pull your team together after disappointments, not just after successes, says Fred Mael, Ph.D., an organizational psychologist. A 2008 study found that the more positively staffers viewed their rapport with the boss, the better their work attitudes.

The gaffe: Lingering. Order them a round, pay the tab, and go. Show how you keep work and personal life apart.